Trailer jockey wheel maintenance

In this video I do a bit of maintenance on the jockey wheels from our boat trailers. They have been corroding and becoming hard to turn. I dissassemble them and grease them completely in the hope that the salt water won't seize them as badly.
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[@liammcgeehotmail]

I always took my Mariner to a mechanic but I was never satisfied most of the time. Came across Danger Marine channel and decided to follow his tutorials. From wiring , carb sync, timing ... literally everything! I put this to practice and it has never been running better ! Also a great money saving . Fantastic channel 🍻

[@jonrsett]

All we are saying, is give grease a chance.

[@thangknowa2567]

Something like a shock boot might be nice...

[@hobbyaddict9908]

How about, disassemble it, grease it then take a piece of bicycle or small motorcycle inner tube and make a seal of sorts between the inner and outer tubes to keep the dust and dirt, etc, from contaminating the grease?. Just a short section of inner tube and perhaps a tie wrap to hold the upper section from sliding down. Hope this description makes sense.

[@tonyhezemans4494]

Yeah being slack is a common oddity come’ff the jockey wheel, maybe drill hole and weld nut to near load bearing, that translate to a grease nipple- pump it often (@6month intervals) happy cranking

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Hi Stu, Yup greasing up that shaft would bring on a few smiles from the lady viewers. Haha, anyway great video as always. My trailer jack is pretty new but haven't even thought about greasing it till now. Will do this for sure before next season

[@normanboyes4983]

I think it is a no brained to periodically strip and grease the bar steward. Salt water is a hard task master.😉 I think the disadvantage of attracting dirt is the 'lesser of two weevils'.

[@rowanclark928]

This video was very helpful mate. I love the way you explain evrything. I have a small trailer rental business and jockey wheels were a nightmare until now. I appriciate all the work you have done into breaking every component down. Keep up the great work legend!

[@uglyduckling81]

I decided to take a look at my seized jockey wheel. I was suprised to see a grease nipple on the wheel hub which is the part that is seized. Put the grease gun on it and it immediately snapped off in the grease gun. Took some vice grips and a fair amount of wrangling to get it back out of the guns nozzle. I won't be trying your tips on this jockey it turns out. I'll just be getting a new one.

[@andrewdurbidge1283]

Thanks Stu...another helpful Vid! The bearing on mine has collapsed.

[@vk7hch]

Thanks Stu, this video helped me make one useable jockey wheel out of two damaged ones. You sir are a legend.

[@johnwills9303]

Thanks for posting. I really enjoyed watching and it speaks to the importance of preventative maintenance. Doing this with a new product will stand in the long run. I neglected this in the past and had corrosion problems - and I boat in fresh non salt water!!! Thanks Stu

[@stephenjohnston6623]

Hey Stu. Your video from last month jelled with me on the weekend, and I rolled up my sleeves and gave it a Dangar Marine once-over. Should have done it months ago. It works so much better now. Thanks Mate !

[@PorkBarrel.]

Another really great video Stu. Thank you!

[@rossbrough6198]

Realise this is an older vid, but I find for trailers that sit outside, the moisture seeping in through the top under the handle is what does most of the damage. I just use an upturned plastic bucket over the full handle and find it saves the lubrication from dissipating and the rust taking hold. I know nothing about boats but just found you channel and love the way you explain things. I guess mechanical is still mechanical, be it boat, car etc. Great work.

[@tonywalker5402]

Loved the cylindrical/grease reference! Another great video thanks Stu.

[@NathanMcClintock]

Excellent video - exactly the advice I was looking for.

[@angballoon]

Fantastic. Just what I needed to service my Jockey wheel. Thanks.

[@Wigler80]

It's funny that you mentioned getting in trouble over the brake pad/grease seal bit. I about shit when you put that rusty thing on top of that new grease 🤣

[@davidmills8761]

Your videos are so good, thanks so much